Chapter 72 I really didn't jump down on my own initiative
Chapter 72 I really didn't jump down on my own initiative
"Three sets of soap? Which three sets? What are they like?"
The most fashionable thing in the whole capital now is soap.
The soap from Dixiang Pavilion is the best, most expensive and most sought-after, the kind that people have to queue up to buy. The rest of the shops also sell soap, but, the touch, smell and feel are not as good as the soap from Dixiang Pavilion, and the price is not cheap either. Now there is a silk shop giving away soap, and it looks so good, many people around are tempted.
They looked at Su Jin together, wanting to know what the three sets of soaps looked like.
"The three sets of soaps are all different and are given out every year according to the season."
It's random!
When I heard it was random, I looked forward to it even more.
“It seems quite interesting.”
"But we can't make the decision..."
Those who come here to line up to buy soap are all servants in the house. There are very few masters who come here to line up. But it doesn’t matter. Through the mouths of these servants, I can also promote myself, right?
Soon, their shop welcomed its first customer, who was Yin Zhengnan’s mother, the late emperor’s sister, the eldest princess Zhao Yingqiao.
With Zhao Yingqiao's status, she did not have to wait in line to buy soap. Almost as soon as she arrived, the owner of Dixiang Pavilion would respectfully deliver the soap to the Grand Princess's car.
As for any silk shop, she was disdainful of looking at it. However, the soaps displayed by Su Jin outside were indeed very beautiful. Look at the lotus, it was lifelike, and the waxy yellow underneath appeared as moist as amber. The eldest princess, who was used to seeing rare things, subconsciously stopped the carriage, got off herself, and walked around the shop.
Zhao Yingqiao was slightly surprised to see that it was Su Jin's shop.
She had also heard about the affairs of the daughter-in-law of the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion. It seemed that Su Jin was incompetent, could not manage a household, and could not manage the family business. She had been married for almost twenty years, but she could not even take care of the family.
Zhao Yingqiao sighed in her heart, but smiled and said, "It's the eldest lady of the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion. Is this your shop?"
Su Jin hurriedly came forward and saluted: "Greetings, Grand Princess. It's just a small shop that is not worthy of being on the stage."
Zhao Yingqiao remained silent on the surface, but she agreed in her heart. This shop was indeed not a luxurious shop to her, but just an ordinary silk shop that could be found everywhere. If it weren't for the soap hanging at the door, she wouldn't even come in to take a look.
Zhao Yingqiao possesses the arrogance and majesty of a royal family. When dealing with such a person, one naturally has to praise her and belittle oneself at the same time. As long as such a person is made happy, it is easiest to sign a big deal because they are royal family and have no shortage of money!
The smile on Su Jin's face was very bright. Her years of experience as a social animal told her that this was not the eldest princess, but a really big fish!
Catch it, you must catch it no matter what, Grand Princess, just hold it. I will definitely flatter you to the point of flowers!
"This is all out of fashion!"
Zhao Yingqiao fiddled with the fabric, frowning slightly, obviously looking down on it.
Su Jin smiled and said, "Although it's not fashionable anymore, the material is still excellent. Besides, the eldest princess is well-maintained and has fair skin. This red and green material suits you best!"
As she spoke, she picked up the fabric and compared it, saying in surprise, "Look, it makes you look even whiter, Princess. You look a dozen years younger. People would believe you were in your early twenties!"
Zhao Yingqiao smiled suddenly, obviously very happy: "What do you mean young teenagers? Young teenagers should be in their early thirties, not in their early twenties?"
"What? Princess, you look only about thirty years old. You must be kidding me!"
"You, you!" Zhao Yingqiao couldn't stop smiling: "No wonder the wife of Yong'an Marquis has been praising you recently. The lady is indeed different. Wrap up these two pieces of cloth!"
Both?
As expected of the royal family, so generous!
Su Jin couldn't stop smiling, and she began to promote the new material: "This red cloud gauze is the latest model, and there is also this moon white color. Look at its luster, white shows temperament. If the princess wears a moon white dress, she will be like the moon goddess descending to earth..."
"Hahaha, what a mouth you have!"
Zhao Yingqiao was even happier: "What? The Moon Goddess has descended to earth? Hahaha, take these too!"
Oh, oh, oh! Grand Princess, awesome!
Su Jin was so happy that she said, "These materials are worth twelve taels of silver. If the eldest princess can gather some more and make up to twenty taels, she will give you a small piece of soap."
Small pieces?
Zhao Yingqiao glanced over and saw that there were also soaps in the store, the same ones she saw at the door.
Although the smaller one is also pretty, she likes the bigger one better because she is the eldest princess.
"How many large ones do you buy and how many will you get for free?"
Seeing that she asked, Su Jin knew that the business was secure.
She repeated what she had said to the maid.
"For every 20 taels of silver, we will give you a small soap. For every 50 taels of silver, we will give you a medium soap. For every 100 taels of silver, we will give you a large lotus soap. If you pay 500 taels of silver in advance, we will deliver new products to your house for you to choose from. We will also give you three sets of our own soap every year. The three sets are made differently according to the season..."
Zhao Yingqiao waved her hand and interrupted directly: "Prepay five hundred taels."
"Okay!"
If Su Jin were a light bulb, she could illuminate the entire world right now, with no blind spots at all.
The Grand Princess is so awesome. She recharged 500 taels right away. How generous!
She turned around and asked the shopkeeper to write it down, deduct today's expenses, and write down clearly how much was left. Then she handed the three bars of soap to the eldest princess along with the written list.
"To thank the Grand Princess for her patronage, this set is not included in the other three sets. In addition, I have an unwelcome request. I heard that the Grand Princess is the best at matching colors, and the colors she matches are even more exquisite. It just so happens that I am still hesitant about a color match. I beg the Grand Princess to do me a favor and give me some advice."
Su Jin praised Zhao Yingqiao to the sky, even bringing the color matching of soaps to the head of the Grand Princess, praising her for her color matching skills and making requests in a humble manner. Zhao Yingqiao had been working in the shop until now, with her chin being raised higher and higher and her back being straighter and straighter. When Su Jin asked her to help match the color of soaps, she even pulled Su Jin to go to a nearby teahouse to sit down and talk in detail about her views on color matching.
Su Jin smiled and said, "Why go to a teahouse? The second floor is already decorated. Yuchuan, serve some good tea."
Yuchuan: ...
No, madam, did we bring tea when we went out?
But no matter whether she brought it or not, she had to get the tea out now. Fortunately, there were some expensive shops nearby, such as Dixiang Pavilion, as well as the best tea shops and snack shops. Yuchuan turned around and ran, and soon prepared everything. Then she tidied herself up and served tea and snacks extremely quickly.
On the second floor, Su Jin and Zhao Yingqiao had a pleasant conversation, from the color matching of soaps to how Yin Zhengnan and Gu Zixuan were classmates and good friends, and then to how Gu Zixuan saved the emperor who fell into the water. Although Zhao Yingqiao looked down on Gu Zixuan as a playboy, she still kept praising him for his bravery.
"There are assassins everywhere, everyone has run away, only Brother Xuan took the initiative to jump down..."
Su Jin: Haha, really, I didn’t jump down on my own initiative.